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ta sata aim my i" CHESTER KING, OF EAST CLVELANID, OHIO. Leraars PatentNo. 84,282, am@ Nowmb 24, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN WATER-ELEVATOR.

y The Schedule referred to iu these Lettera-Patent and maklng paxtfbfhal'ame.

To. all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, CHESTER KING, of East Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Water-Drawers; and I do hereby certify that thefollowing isa full and complete description of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings,

Vmaking a part of the specication,'in whichwhich is constructed andoperated in the ordinary way.

F, fig. 3, is a pair of arms or guides, proceeding back from the frontof the curb, on each side of the bucket, as shown in fig. 3'. These armsare joined to-a cross-, bar, Gr, and are :pivoted to the curb of thepoints a, thereby allowing to them a lvertical movement. Proceeding fromthe centre of the box G is an angular arm, H, the purpose of which willhereafter be shown.

The practical operation. of this apparatus is as follows:

The bucket, on being drawn up, is caught between the arms F, andtherebyprevented from swinging n aboutandstriking against the sides of thecurb, and

held in proper position. The hookor arm H, by its projecting inward anddownward,'enters the bucket, and is 'caught upon the lug c, which, asthe bucket is hung at the centre, causes it to tip, and discharge itscontents into the spout-I.

I am aware that buckets are hung at the centre, for

the greater 'ease .of tipping, and that there are guidesV used forgoverning the direction of the bucket, and to prevent it from swingingagainst the curb, but in these drawers the guides are separate, andfastened rigidly to the inside of the curb, forming projecting ribs,between which the bucket passes, and is held on ascending in the curb.

In order that the bucket shall be held steadily, and prevented iiomswinging, the guides are but little further apart than sucient to admitthe passa e of the bucket. In consequence of the shrinking an warping ofthe wooden curb, these guides sometimes become so close that the bucketwill n ot pass between them, but binds and gets lodged, so that muchlabor is required to dislodge it. The bucket is also suspended from themiddle, `and the lugs, to which the bail is attached, are made toproject considerably from the sides, so .that they may be caught by theguides', upward'along which they slide until they reach thel upper end,and are there arrested by a stop for the purpose of tipping the bucket.v

These projecting lugs are found to be very much in the way, andtroublesome, for if the curb is not set strictly' true, one lpg onlywill engage the guide, while the other not being engaged, the bucketcannot be tipped unless it is done by hand. These lugs also, inconsequence of the swinging of the bucket in the well, strikeagainst'the sides, and more especially if the well i's of smalldiameter, and dislodge a stone from the wall, or, if the wall is4 ofbrick, crack and knock them loose, and also spilling much o f the waterfrom thefbucket. These defectsare found seriously to affect thepractical worth of the apparatus, and for which they have by somepersons been abandoned. Y In order to remove these objections, I haveintroduced the adjustable arms F, above described, which, not being'attached to the sides of the curb, but separate and distinct from it,they cannot be induenced` by the warping and shrinking of the sides, sothat at all imes the bucket will be received vbetween them, and properlyheld and steadied in the right position for tipping.

The bucket, though held at the centre, has no projecting lugs to strikeagainst the wall of the wells and curbing, and hence no injury can bereceived by either.

The tipping of the bucket, as before said, is `effected bythe arm H, thecurb of which, passing down on the inside, leaves the rim free fromobstruction, so that the water will iiow freely and unobstructedly intothe spout.

By this arrangement of arms for steadying'the bucket, and the manner oftipping the same, I have so far removed the objections referred to, thatthe water-drawer is, with this improvement, a complete SllOCeSS.

I am aware that curved guide-arms and hinged deiiecting-arms have beenused for the purpose of carryllivery-spoilt.

Neither of these do I claim as my improvement, for my invention is for adifferent purpose, and kthe construction and operation of the devicesare entirely different, as my bucket and draught-rope or chain are notconnected to or with the tilting-arm. Nor does the rope or chain passthrough the eye of such arm, as I wish to avoid such contact, and keepthe draught- Vrope entirely free, and not confined, as in the casesdescribed, and my tilting-arm acts only when the bucket is raised highenough to catch the arm, and cause the bucket to tilt and discharge thewater.

The guide-arms in my improvement only guide the bucket, to prevent itsstriking against the sides of the well, and in no way tend to deflectthe bucket. from its line of draught, which is important, in order tohave the bucket Aat all times in proper position for operating.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to obtain by Letters Patent,is-

The guide-arms F, hinged at a', and tilting-arms H, 4when arranged inrclationto the curb A and spout I, all constructed in the manner and forthe purposes substautially as described.

CHESTER KIN G. Witnesses:

J. H. Brummen, EDWARD HmscHEN.

